VALORANT Premier is the mountain for all competitive players to climb: a season-long tournament consisting of weekly matches with across numerous skill divisions per region, with each team fighting for enough points to qualify for the tournament at the end of the season.
There are a plethora of rewards to earn from competing and conquering Premier, aside from just pride and props, but winning at Premier’s highest level also opens the door for aspiring pros to reach Challengers league, setting them on a path to potentially reach VCT. With so much more on the line, it’s that much more important to get a sense of what agents are competing and winning the most in VALORANT‘s most competitive format.
Here are the top VALORANT agents in terms of pick rate and win rate from the first Premier season, also known as Launch Stage, according to data from Blitz.gg.
Best VALORANT agents from Premier (Launch Stage)
Omen
- First in pick rate, with 9,969 matches (10.3 percent pick rate)
- Ninth in win rate, at 50.6 percent.
Omen’s simplistic smoker kit is a favorite among controller players in Premier. With a couple well-placed smokes and a Paranoia cast, Omen can virtually shut down or negate almost all angles that defenders could be holding. He’s one of the few agents that can reach the highest of hiding spots, and his ultimate is a great failsafe in a round where spike is dropped.
Skye
- Second in pick rate, with 8,279 matches (9.3 percent pick rate)
- Fifth in win rate, at 51.5 percent.
A solid Skye player is a key difference-maker in a Premier match at any level. Her ability kit is perfect for quick executes and gathering enemy location information, and with her kit favoring a fast and furious playstyle, having her group heal ability around after a successful execute can be a massive momentum shifter.
Raze
- Third in pick rate, with 7,914 matches (8.8 percent pick rate)
- Seventh in win rate, at 50.6 percent.
Jett is not the consensus top duelist any more, at least in Premier; Raze finished Launch Stage with both a higher pick rate and win rate. Raze is unique in that lower-ranked players can still find value and be disruptive, while higher-ranked players who have mastered her, especially the art of pack-boosting, can be nearly unstoppable.
Even with an ultimate that maybe isn’t the most consistent, she provides an incredible amount of damage dealt and space created.
Cypher
- Sixth in pick rate, with 6,469 matches (7.2 percent pick rate)
- Second in win rate, at 51.6 percent.
Cypher just narrowly edges out the other sentinels; Chamber sits just behind in win rate at 51.5 percent, and Killjoy was the fifth most picked, she ended up with a win rate below 50 percent. Cypher has always been a reliable site anchor, especially after buffs that increased his Trapwire length and ultimate duration.
